Morbach
Super Freak
Ugh as long as it's better than LOTD and Diaries then I'm down. If this blows then give it up already.
The way I see it we have a master of the genre still embracing said genre (i.e. zombie movies). To a lesser extent, it's like having Hitchcock still making thrillers. Romero could have walked away from zombie movies deservedly thinking he had contributed enough.
Or, he could be dead.
We have Romero alive and kicking still making fun movies about the dead and kicking. Life is good.
Surely a typo? The original Day might be my favorite zombie movie of all. That movie is probably the worst in terms of over-acting, though. Much moreso than Land, but I think Captain Rhodes and the doctor were both fantastic.Day of the dead remake was top and prob my fave zombie movie.
Day of the dead remake was top and prob my fave zombie movie.
Everything that came after that imo sucked balls big time, especialy diaries.
Surely a typo? The original Day might be my favorite zombie movie of all. That movie is probably the worst in terms of over-acting, though. Much moreso than Land, but I think Captain Rhodes and the doctor were both fantastic.
And of course, I agree that with few exceptions, Romero zombie movies > other zombie movies.
I initially refused to give the remake Dawn movie a chance, but after several years, I can admit that it isn't that bad. Maybe in a few more I'll admit that it is actually good
Still blasphemy to remake Romero, even if it is Tom Savini doing it.
I thought the NotLD remake was not only a faithful remake, but the best remake to date. Plus, it still has the most realistic zombies I've seen on screen to date. Dawn was "different" with the sprinters, and updated well enough, but was kinda it's own zombie movie and not what I'd consider a real remake (a justifiable cash-in on the name). The folks behind the Day remake, should be taken out to the town square and hanged, drawn and quartered to remind everyone what happens when you blaspheme the holy trinity of zombie flicks.
Agree 100%. A bad Romero zombie movie is still better than 99.9% of the other zombie flicks out there.
I think you are right about Dawn, because it is significantly different, apart from some very basic plot (zombies. . .in a mall; they use a van/bus at one point) and character similarities (one main white guy, one main black cop guy, one main woman). I wonder how Snyder would try to tackle it now, though. Probably a shot-by-shot recreation a la the Psycho remake. 100% agree about that Day piece of crap, even though I've never seen it and never will ( for judging something I'll never see)Dawn was "different" with the sprinters, and updated well enough, but was kinda it's own zombie movie and not what I'd consider a real remake, but a justifiable cash-in on the name. The folks behind the Day remake, should be taken out to the town square and hanged, drawn and quartered to remind everyone what happens when you blaspheme the holy trinity of zombie flicks.
I would go with something like 70%, but yeah, I agree with the sentimentYou could make an argument that a bad Romero zombie flick is still better than 45% of any movies released in a given year.
When I first seen the Dawn of the Dead remake I love it. Thought it was the best remake ever. 2 weeks ago I watched it and i couldnt deal with it. It was badly written. Even as it own merits it still wasnt good. The characters was mostly ^^^^^^^s that Icouldnt connect with. The original Dawn of the dead Ken Foree's, David Emge and Scott Reinger's character I could get into. I feel for them. The Dawn's remake attempt to social commentary was laughable. The only character I like was Ving Rhinge. The script was poorly written. Filmmakers have to know you cant take a masterpiece movie and remake it into sub par material. It just dont work. The original had a feeling of hopelessness, dreadful feeling. Why the zombies have to run, the premise alone is freaking SCARY!!!!
I really loved Land, personally. Even if you are gonna get hung up on the admittedly hand-fisted political side of it, based on the characters and characterizations, the mood and cinematic merits broadly, the acting, and zombie parts (possibly the most important component), Land is leagues better than Diary, in my opinion. Of course, this is all completely subjective, but I think Diary failed in just about every possible way. It looked and felt nothing like any previous Romero work.
Also, the "smart zombie" started with Day, of course. So if you want to knock Bub, you just go ahead.
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